On January 6, Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah tweeted a video along with the text, “CAUTION: Disturbing Video: Taliban jihadis hang and then shoot dead a captured Pakistani soldier. As Makcolm…
Did Rahul say he had a problem with priests? No, yet another clipped video shared without context by Amit Malviya
A seven-second-long clip of Rahul Gandhi speaking at a press conference is going viral on social media. In this clip, the Congress leader can be heard saying in Hindi, “This…
Video of angry outburst by Bangladesh bodybuilder shared with false caste-bias claim
A video of a bodybuilder angrily throwing away the prize he won in a competition is circulating widely on social media. In the opening of the video, the contestant is…
Doctored clip: Bhojpuri song added to video of Rahul Gandhi attending concert
A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi sitting with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is viral on social media. The clip shows the two leaders attending a musical programme where…
Viral photo of children in torn clothes studying in makeshift classroom not from India
An image of children studying in what appears to be a makeshift classroom is shared on social media with the claim that it is from India. Samajwadi Party leader IP…
Photo of 18th Century Zulu prince shared as Bhima Koregaon war hero
An image purportedly showing a Mahar soldier who fought the Battle of Koregaon on January 1, 1818, is being circulated as a way of honouring the auspicious day. The image…
2017 Yamuna Expressway car pile-up video goes viral again
Several North Indian states recorded their lowest temperature of the season in the first week of the year resulting in dense fog which affected air travel and railway movement. In…
Haldwani eviction: BJP leaders share 10-yr-old Kolkata pic with misleading claim
On December 20, 2022, Uttarakhand high court passed an order to evict over 4,000 families from land claimed by the Railways in Haldwani. The court’s decision was later challenged in…
No, man destroying Saraswati image in viral video is not a Muslim
A video of a man going on a rampage inside what looks like a classroom in a school is making the rounds on social media. During the outburst, the man…
Old video of Kolkata slums shared as illegal encroachments in Haldwani
On December 20, 2022, the Uttarakhand high court ordered the eviction of close to 50,000 people allegedly living on railway land in the state’s Haldwani district. Following this, people facing…